Proverbs 11:17-30

¹⁷A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

¹⁸The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.

¹⁹Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.

²⁰An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.

²¹Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.

²²A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

²³The desire of the righteous is only good, The hope of the wicked is transgression.

²⁴There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

²⁵A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.

²⁶Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing is for the head of him who is selling.

²⁷Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him.

²⁸Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

²⁹Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant is the fool to the wise of heart.

³⁰The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls is wise.